
SierraM6‐4SAS/SATAProtocolAnalyzerUserManual 17
Chapter 1
Introduction
ThismanualdescribesinstallationandoperationoftheLeCroySierraM6‐4™
ProtocolAnalyzerandincludesexamplesoftypicalapplications.
Figure 1.1: LeCroy Sierra M6-4 Protocol Analyzer
Analyzer Overview
TheSierraM6‐4SAS/SATAProtocolAnalyzerisaserialbusanalyzer,supportshostand
deviceemulation,andprovideserrorinjectionfunctionality.TheSASanalyzersoftware
performsserialbusanalysisforSerialAttachedSCSI(SAS)datatransfers,aswellas
SerialATA(SATA)datatransfersthroughSTPdatatransfers.TheSATA
analyzersoftware
performsserialbusanalysisforSerialATA(SATA)datatransfers.
TheSierraM6‐4AnalyzerhelpsHardware,Firmware,Design,andApplicationEngineers
troubleshootanddiagnoseSASandSATAproblemswithintheirproduct.Theanalyzer
supportsthefollowing:
Capture,triggering,andfilteringofSerialAttachedSCSIpacketsorSerialATA
packets
GenerationofbustrafficasaSASInitiatorEmulatororaSATAHostEmulator,
whilemonitoringandanalyzingresults
SAStargetemulationandSATAdeviceemulation
RunningaPatternGenerator
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